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The effects of design details on cost and weight of fuselage structures
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Swanson, G. D. Metschan, S. L. Kassapoglou, C. Morris, M. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | Crown panel design studies showing the relationship between panel size, cost, weight, and aircraft configuration are compared to aluminum design configurations. The effects of a stiffened sandwich design concept are also discussed. This paper summarizes the effect of a design cost model in assessing the cost and weight relationships for fuselage crown panel designs. Studies were performed using data from existing aircraft to assess the effects of different design variables on the cost and weight of transport fuselage crown panel design. Results show a strong influence of load levels, panel size, and material choices on the cost and weight of specific designs. A design tool being developed under the NASA ACT program is used in the study to assess these issues. The effects of panel configuration comparing postbuckled and buckle resistant stiffened laminated structure is compared to a stiffened sandwich concept. Results suggest some potential economy with stiffened sandwich designs for compression dominated structure with relatively high load levels. |
| File Size | 1367254 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950022410 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t94799q3x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Structural Design Aircraft Construction Materials Aircraft Design Sandwich Structures Design To Cost Load Distribution Forces Composite Materials Structural Weight Weight Reduction Mathematical Models Fuselages Composite Structures Aircraft Configurations Aerodynamic Loads Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |